Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

| saturday, by being thrown under the feet
of horse he was leading. DR., Arthur
required stitches. ....The lower story of
/ the brick store, formerly the Melvin
| block, is being converted into a tenement
! by Mr., H. Stevens. Mr.. j. l.. Scott
and wife of Menasha, Wis, have been the
/ guests of Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Barnes. ......
Mrs. Jacob Willard of Chicago, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Stevens. .... Mr.
! W. r. Dalrymple will take the part of the
/ Hank's house, vacated by Mr.. Goodere...
! Miss Emma Strickland, now profession
al nurse, is home for IA brief visit from
! Hartford, Conn n.... Nergennes holds her
election the 4th Tuesday in March.
Waterbury.
Aunt Milley Arms, celebrated her S1th
| birthday the 24th, by a gathering of her
children and other relations at her home
| ut DuXbury Centre, where she lives with
her daughter, Mrs. Mary Wells. Her
sons, Curtis A. Arms of this place and
! George G. Arms of Bristol, Conn, were
present. Aunt Milley" retains her fac
ulties to II remarkable degree. .... James
! *. Fullerton and G. ID. Robinson have
| bought the hardware store of j. f. Shep-
| ley. MIR. Fullerton has rented the Car
! penter place lately occupied by Mrs. Spier
West Randolph.
A. a. Wainwright, who fell from his
| house some time ago, is able to be on the
street, although his left arm is still en-
tirely useless to him.. The selectmen,
at the request of a sufficient number OF
legal voters Of this town, have inserted an
article in the warning tor town meeting
as follows "tO abandon the town system
| law and revert back to the district sys-
tenn 1t seems Il very curious idea for Il
town to attempt to set the Legislature at
defiance, as this clause may suggest.
A social dance was held at the Red Lion
Inn Friday evening, which was attended
by about 20 couple. Music was furnished
by Beedle's orchestra a fine time is re.
ported by all The large ridges of
snow in front of the new block have been
removed by the street department. which
adds greatly to the appearance as well as
convenience. The travelling public say
! the Red Lion Inn is now one of the best
Kept houses in the State, and our people feel
Il just pride in haN ing it so.... The little
son of G. f. Nutting, the obliging clerk
in the Blue Store, is dangerously sick
with lung fever. r.....The water commits
sioners are doing all they can to put the
proposed scheme of supplying water to
this village in readiness for the opening
of spring.
Phillip Jackheim, formerly of Rutland
has opened a clothing store here ~ Ho-
mer Riggs of Middlebury, special pen
sion examiner, has been here taking afli.
davitS to be used in the case of Harriet l..
Gleason who has applied to be restored tC
the pension roll.
Brattleboro.
The total liabilities of the town of Brat
tleboro, February |, amounted to $43 800
The estimated expenses for 1857 amount
To S21 ,236, including II per cent for State
tax and the same amount for State school,
tax. This will necessitate raising by tax
alton, SO, Ia or about 20 per cent on the
grand list. There are 1866 books belong
ing to the public library and 2210 patrons
The sales of the ,town liquor agency
amounted to S39i3. and profits S451.....
Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs Fuller have gone OF
a Western trip.
North Hero
Considerable building is to be done
this spring. Hector Hutchins, L. F.
Little and James r.. Mcbride each are tC
erect dwellings. ... County Court was il
session Just one day The farm OF
knights Island has been leased to Ed
Bushey of st. Albans Bay..... Mis-,
Winnie Dodds, who was thrown from q
Slelgh recently, Is recovering .....As the
day of town meeting draws near the ex
cltement grows intense. 1t is talked that
there will be a change in the Office OF
town clerk. Treasurer Hathaway has
held the last named office for several year,
, aud has discharged the duties with salts
/
strong bridge man the "mugwumps" ar,
bound to oust him...... Warren CLARK
mas leased his farm to John Haglett O
Alburgh and will move to Swanton ..
Horse buyers.wer in town last week anC
purchased several good ones for $50 t
500.
, North Hero.
= David Dodds who has been reported a,
being in the Hartford bridge disaster j. "A,
h.,t, Ls..f.. Il 4
at the time of the accident and was in
tending to come home on that train, but
; for his son VIII who cOaXed him to re
main few days longer, which he did thu
saving his life, no doubt....... John Tud
nope has OF the contract for carrying tn,
, mail between here and Grand Isle
Chas. ID. Petit, who had his hand caught
III threshlng machine some days ago, il
, doing as well as could be expected further
amputatlOn of the hand not as vet BEN!
necessary. DR.. Hill of Isle La Motto
who has been III town over Il year in tn
i practice OF his profession is soon to leay
for Buffalo, \. y, where he has "A brothe
J and If there should be "A favorable open
ing he may settle there. e...... County cour
convened the 18th inst.
f Weybridge.
: This place has not seen such a storm foI
years as the one of last Saturday and IN
, highways are rarely drfted as at present
Mr.. +. ID. Barton of Waltham is in tn
West looking after his sheep interest there
: New Haven.
Rev. Mr.. Sargent preached in Adams
t Mass, last Sabbath, in response to an in
>. VltatiOn from committee from the Con
t gregatonal church of that place, VIII
=. were in town the previous Sabbath, pros
; pectlng Tor pastor. ...... Mrs. Parthen
, X, Barton, a veteran Sabbath schou
{ teacher held her annual birthday recep
! tion Of her class last Friday y...... Mrs
, Henry Wilson of Hiueshurgh is in tow
Z for few days, the guest of her parents
: Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Ilickok. BY al
} inadvertance of the selectmen tn
, annual town meeting could not b
=. legally warned for the first Tues
. day aud is therefore, called for the sec
e Ond Tuesday of the month. The indebt
. edness, payment of which is desired, will
be about s. 800, including the recent an
g preparation for the Bristol road whicl
e will require tax in the vicinity of 5
! cents on the dollar of the grand list
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